Folks,
You're all getting way ahead of yourself here.
Your application is as good as its weakest link.
Do the schools DEMAND applicants have outreach activities: No.
That being said, what does this say about you as an applicant? It leaves many open ended questions
#1: You have no interest in community outreach?
#2: You do not value being a contributor?
#3: You might have an excuse, but did you mention it in your application.
#4: etc.
As for mentioning things you did during your university days: this really depends how involved you were and how far back your university days were. If you're two years detached, it might be OK to bring it up. Five years detached and you have nothing more recent than that, I wouldn't use it. Using old stories shows you've been idle for a while.
This is something you may address in the optional essay. Some people have valid excuses for not doing more extra curric/community/outreach. It's your job to sell your story to the adcomm.
You don't need to be Mother Teresa or work for the Bill/Melinda Gates Foundation.
PS: For those who say "I have no time" - (for the most part:) wake up. There are many applicants who work 80-100 hour work weeks, have families, take care of their parents, etc, and still have some extra curric/community/outreach. These can be ANYTHING (volunteering at the food bank, habitat for humanity, networking/professional orgs, tutoring grade school kids, etc.). Don't limit yourself.
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